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Spanning 1,169 square miles, Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome. In Yosemite Village are shops, restaurants, lodging, the Yosemite Museum and the Ansel Adams Gallery. Yosemite National Park is a famous wilderness area in California's Sierra Nevada mountains, established in 1890, and known for its stunning granite cliffs, giant sequoia trees, and numerous waterfalls. The park features glacially sculpted valleys, such as the iconic Yosemite Valley with its towering El Capitan and Half Dome, and offers diverse ecosystems, wildlife, and activities like hiking and rock climbing Yosemite is most know for it's huge Sequoia trees, which are the tallest tree on earth, spanning 116 meters or 380 feet up in the air. |